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Alfred Hitchcock spy thriller starring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day.

August 1939: top crime reporter Johnny Jones, under the alias Huntley Haverstock, is sent to Europe to cover diplomatic attempts to avert the outbreak of war. But he soon gets embroiled in the devious world of secret agents.
(1940, PG) (Black and white)
See Films: pages 51-60 ***

Contributors

Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Johnny Jones:
Joel McCrea
Huntley Haverstock:
Joel McCrea
Carol Fisher:
Laraine Day
Stephen Fisher:
Herbert Marshall
Scott Ffolliott:
George Sanders
Van Meer:
Albert Basserman
Stebbins:
Robert Benchley

Esther Rantzen asks guests, including former judge James Pickles and ex-MP Jerry Hayes, if it is a good idea to speak one's mind even when the consequences could be disastrous.

Contributors

Presenter:
Esther Rantzen
Guest:
James Pickles
Guest:
Jerry Hayes

The first medals of the World Figure Skating championships are awarded in Minneapolis, USA, following the pairs' free programme as Olympic champions Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev renew their rivalry with fellow Russians and Olympic silver medallists Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze. Introduced by Barry Davies, with commentary from Robin Cousins.
(Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter:
Barry Davies
Commentary:
Robin Cousins
Skater:
Oksana Kazakova
Skater:
Artur Dmitriev
Skater:
Elena Berezhnaya
Skater:
Anton Sikharulidze

Dick learns about lying when Dr Albright distorts the truth in order to persuade him to attend a faculty meeting. She soon wishes she hadn't.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

Then Close-Up
A celebrity picks a cherished film clip.

Contributors

Dick Solomon:
John Lithgow
Sally Solomon:
Kristen Johnston
Harry Solomon:
French Stewart
Dr Mary Albright:
Jane Curtin

Nearly half-a-million people commute into London by train every morning, facing delays, cancellations and overcrowding. Four commuters fight back, taking cameras to record the evidence and confront the people who run the railways.
(Subtitled)
(Regional Programme: see variations in panel on left)

Contributors

Producer:
Neill Angier
Executive producer:
John Samson

Another chance to see the eight part gardening series presented by Alan Titchmarsh, with Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh.

The team have just 48 hours to create a wildlife garden for an unsuspecting woman in Rockland St Mary, Norfolk.
(Repeat) (Stereo)

Contributors

Presenter/Gardener:
Alan Titchmarsh
Presenter/Gardener:
Charlie Dimmock
Presenter/Builder:
Tommy Walsh
Director:
John Thornicroft
Producer:
Carol Haslam

Jeremy Clarkson test-drives America's 170mph Vector, which boasts a powerful 5.7 litre V12 engine. Has it got what it takes, though, to beat the might of Ferrari and Lamborghini?
Meanwhile, Quentin Willson discovers which cars offer credibility and practicality for the young driver on a tight budget.

Web Site: [web address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Clarkson
Presenter:
Quentin Willson
Producer:
Chris Richards
Editor:
Jon Bentley

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Classic comedy from 1970.

Albert meets a woman at the Darby and Joan club and they plan to marry. Harold is pleased for them - until he finds out who she is!
With Jean Kent
(Black and white) (Repeat) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Writer:
Ray Galton
Writer:
Alan Simpson
Producer:
Duncan Wood
Albert Steptoe:
Wilfrid Brambell
Harold Steptoe:
Harry H Corbett
Daphne Goodlace:
Jean Kent

In 1983. human remains were found in a Cheshire peat bog, sparking renewed interest in the phenomenon of bog-bodies. Armed with the tools of modern forensic science, archaeologists fought to establish the identity and cause of death of the Iron Age murder victims.
From the murky world of peat bogs and Celtic ritual sacrifice to high-tech science, startling conclusions emerge about approaches to the subject as well as the nature of evidence itself.
See today's choices.
See This Week: page 8

Contributors

Producer:
Philip Martin
Series Editor:
John Lynch

Expert campers offer tips on surviving the perils of the great outdoors, including how a pair of tights and a baseball cap can offer valuable protection against the misery of mosquito bites.

Contributors

Director:
Edwina Vardey
Producer:
Niall Fraser

Mark Lawson is joined by Tom Paulin, Ekow Eshun and Allison Pearson to review the week's cultural highlights, including Toni Morrison's new book Paradise and Francis Ford Coppola's film The Rainmaker.

Followed by Skiing Forecast

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Lawson
Panellist:
Tom Paulin
Panellist:
Ekow Eshun
Panellist:
Allison Pearson
Series Producer:
Janet Lee
Editor:
Michael Poole

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Open University
12.30 Women in Science and Technology
1.00 Shooting Video History

GCSE Bitesize Revision
2.00 Science 3: Chemistry

Teaching Film and Media
4.00 Film Education: Masterclass with Henry Jaglom
4.30 Film Education: The Man in the Iron Mask

Teacher Training
5.00 English Heritage: Teaching Primary History
5.30 Teaching Today: Special 12

Open University
5.45 Power and Vision: the West and the Rest
6.10-7.00am Immigration, Prejudice and Ethnicity

Contributors

Presenter (Film Education:
Masterclass with...): Henry Jaglom

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